42 Responses to Toro

Hi Jerry! Check out our article How to Replace the Drive Belt on a Toro Recycler Mower. If this is not the model of self propelled mower you have, the directions should be fairly similar, you will just want to consult your owner’s manual for what sizes you will need for your belt and other tools you may need!

Zeroturn mower model 74375 will not do anything when key is turned on to start. Battery is charged. Have bypassed parking brake switches to check, nothing. PTO is not engaged . Seat is bypassed. The only thing left that I can see is the K1 kill relay. Is this possibly my problem. Motor oil is at correct level.
Regards, Jim Benjamin

I HAVE A TORO ZERO TURN W/KOHLER COMMAND 20 HORZ.SHAFT I HAVE REPLACED FUEL FILTER FUEL PUMP AND IT ACTS AS IF IT IS RUNNING OUT OF GAS IT IDLES THEN STARTS TO DIE THEN YOU PULL THE CHOKE OUT AND TAKES OFF AGAIN THEN PUSH CHOKE BACK IN RUNS FINE FOR A MINUTE THEN SAME THING AGAIN DOES SAME ON HIGH RPM ALSO HAVE TOOK APART CARB ALL WAS CLEAN.THE MOWER HAS 550HRS AND IS ABOUT 7 YEARS OLD WAS RUNNING FINE A WEEK AGO WHEN PARKED.ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRICIATED.

Try replacing the fuel hose, 7 years old, it may be collapsing and choking off fuel flow. You also say you took carb apart, did you clean idle and main jets, did you check the float at 7 years old the float may be bad.

I have a Toro self propelled walk behind model 20005… I used the mower once last year and it started but it smoked and ran roughly for about 10 to 15 minutes increments until it finally wouldn’t start anymore. Recently I’ve been trying to get it back working. I cleaned the carb and jet and it fired up and ran like a champ with no smoke… This was about a month ago. Now it won’t start and I don’t know what to do. I did notice the air filter is a little dirty, but really not that bad at all

I cleaned the carb and jets
cleaned the gas tank and refilled with new gas
Replaced the spark plug (it’s getting fire).

My Toro 20072 won`t stop running. I don`t have to pull the lower handle to start it or let go to stop it. Only way to turn it off is to pull the spark plug wire. I`m told there`s a microswitch that serves this purpose, but don`t where it goes.
Thanks!

I have a toro ss5000 zero turn. The other day I ran over a dog run cable that was hidden in the grass. It tangled in the blades and stopped them, but the engine was still running. I shut everything down, untangled the cable and reinstalled the deck. Engine still starts just fine, PTO engages, blades start to spin, but sounds slow/weak. After about 10secs the blades are not spinning. Do these have shear pins? Any ideas? Thanks for the help.

I have a model 38052 Toro Snowblower SN 5004348 Mfg 1985 with a Tecumseh HS50 67246E engine SN 4234B. It appears that the governor is not working and the engine runs very fast on full throttle and oil leaks where the rod from the spool exits the crankcase. I have not disassembled the engine as I have to remove it from the snowthrower. What is the typical part that fails? 30591 Gear-Governor, 30588A Spool, 30574 Shaft-Governor or something else? All the linkages to the carburetor are connected. Is the repair difficult or extremely technical?

Fortunately replacing the primer bulb is easy.
Before you start, make sure you have the following things ready:

-Crochet hook or other small hook
-New primer bulb
– Primer Bulb Removal Tool (#19461)
– Primer Bulb Installation Tool (#19462)To Remove the primer bulb:
Press in on both sides of the primer bulb cavity to cause the retainer tabs to release
Pry the retainer out and then remove the bulb from the primer seat groove
Remove the primer seat by using either the hook or the primer bulb replacement tool
The ball and spring will fall out, be sure that you do not stretch, bend or compress the spring.
*You can also use the primer bulb replacement tool to make this process easierTo install a new primer bulb:
Place the primer spring and the ball in the primer valve bore.
Press the primer seat into the bore with groove on the seat facing out
Insert the primer bulb into the retainer and moisten the inside diameter of the primer bulb
Press into the primer cavity and line up the locking tabs with the locking slot in the cavity
Press until both of the tabs are re-seated in the locking slots
*you can also use the primer bulb installation tool to help make this process easier

I have a Toro 22in Recycler Lawn Mower Model 20353, this is the 4wd model. I need to remove the top belt cover (part # 8 on page 7 of the Operator’s Manual) so that I can remove the accumulation of dried grass under the co0ver. It is not obvious to me how it comes off, I suspect there are a series of clips but I don’t want to force anything for fear of breaking one of the clips which I suspect is plastic like the cover itself. Any help would be greatly appreciated,

You have to turn the mower over onto its left side, where you will find on the underside lf the plastic belt cover 2 screws {hex heads I believe} unscrew them and the cover will come off entirely with ease.

33 amps on stater …..nothing coming out DC on voltage regulator on walk behind kohler engine pull start no battery no power going to PTO …have replaced stater, voltage regulator, switch for PTO, Any ideas what I can do to get it to work?

I have a Toro 6.5 hp personal pace mower. It keeps shearing off the flywheel key. It will start fine but with an instantanious rattle on start up and on shutdown. While running it sounds great. After a couple starts it shears another key. The only thing I can find is the crankshaft has about one millimeter play up and down. The bearings are solid. Is that enough play to cause my problem? And is the repair difficult?

I have a toro zero turn ss5000, parked it was fine, started it to use and it starts, blades run, but when one or both steering handles are taken out of park the motor quits. It looks like a safety switch malfunction but Im just guessing any ideas on what to do?

I have a 42″ Toro with a 20hp Kohler Courage engine. Mower has sat for a while and battery is dead.
I jumped the mower with jumper cables with my truck (I know, not the best thing to do, but was in a pinch).
Mower fires right up (on first crank every time) and runs awesome, but every time I try to remove the cables, mower just shuts off, not sputtering, just dies.
Any idea why this would happen?

I have a 6.5 Walk behind personal pace mower. There is a label on the top that says guaranteed to start, but guess what. It won’t. The mower is about 5 years old. Ihave replaced the plug and cleaned the carburator and checked the fuel hoses and also the carb jets and choke. They all seem fine. Any ideas?

I have a TroyBilt 2 stage snow blower. I am not able to find any info in the manual with regard to grease fittings for the tires. Are there fittings? If so – where? and what kind of grease do I use. Also, is there a silicon spray or something to spray on the auger etc. so it does not freeze up between use? Your help is appreciated.